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12.09.13:

Fowler White Burnett attorney sworn in as president of the Coral Gables Bar AssociationKayla Riera-Gomez in the DBRDBR

Fowler White Burnett attorney, Kayla Riera-Gomez, was sworn in as President of the Coral Gables Bar Association 2013-2014.

Kristen M. Lynch, shareholder in our Trusts & Estates group, was recently inducted as a Fellow at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) at the "Fellows Society Inaugural Induction Ceremony" to honor and thank all those who have given funds to support scholarships and other opportunities for students.

On June 19, 2013, Esther E. Galicia received a favorable opinion in a workers' compensation immunity appeal. In Vallejos v. Lan Cargo S.A., 38 Fla. Law Weekly 1360 (Fla. 3d DCA June 19, 2013), the Third District affirmed a summary judgment entered in favor of our client, the defendant contractor-cargo company. The court found that the claimant, an injured employee of the cargo company’s subcontractor, elected the Workers’ Compensation remedy for his work-related injuries. The cargo company was also held to be statutorily immune from suit for the injuries the injured claimant, its “statutory employee” sustained. In this regard, the district court concluded that the evidence did not support the application of the very strict and narrow “intentional tort” exception to the exclusivity of the Workers’ Compensation remedy in order to strip the cargo company of its entitlement to Workers’ Compensation immunity.

05.06.13:

Two Fowler White Burnett Attorneys Elected to Dade County Bar Association Board of Directors

Caitlin M. Trowbridge, an Associate in the firm's Commercial Litigation group, has been elected to the Dade County Bar Association Board of Directors, Group 1. Elizabeth J. Ferry, an Associate in the firm's Products Liability & Toxic Torts group, has been elected to the Board of Directors, Group 2. Both Ms. Trowbridge and Ms. Ferry will serve on the Board of Directors for the 2013 - 2014 term.

On Feb. 6, 2013, Esther E. Galicia received a favorable opinion from the Third District Court of Appeals in a very contentious guardianship appeal. Esther successfully defended the probate court’s order reforming, based on a mutual mistake, the parties’ settlement agreement to reflect that the Appellants, beneficiaries of the ward’s trust, opted-out of any litigation against a former trustee.

01.24.13:

Fowler White Burnett Attorney Joins FDCC

Rory Eric Jurman has become a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), an organization comprised of leaders in the insurance and corporate defense bar. FDCC membership is selective and by invitation to those who have been judged by their peers to have achieved professional distinction.

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